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one another. The tension between us was palpable. I could feel the electricity between us, I could feel my lips moistening, and other parts of me moistening as well. I could feel the heat radiating off him, and as he moved his head closer to mine, I moved in as well.
    He was intoxicating, there was no way to resist him. I didn’t want to resist him. Fuck the consequences. I wanted Daniel, and I wanted him now.
    When he was only inches away from me, he suddenly pulled away.
    “I’m sorry, Kylie. We shouldn’t do this. We can’t do this.”
    “I know,” I sighed, pulling away.
    “You’re so god damned good at what you do,” Daniel told me. “I know you bit my head off last time, but I honestly think you should think about becoming a doctor again.”
    A shadow passed through my eyes. Memories flashed before me, the pain of them hitting me like a ton of bricks. I couldn’t become a doctor anymore. I just couldn’t. Not after what happened.
    I shook my head slowly.
    “No. No, I can’t.”
    “But why not? You’ve told me I should go back to playing hockey, isn’t this the same thing for you?”
    “Yes, but you don’t get it. I watch you play sports. I see the fire of competition inside of you. I see that need you have to win, to have it all.”
    Daniel smiled and shook his head. “You don’t get it either, then. I see you help me. I see you do whatever you can to help me with my knee. I saw you with Amanda the other day. You’re different when you’re healing people, Kylie. I can tell you were meant to do it. I know you don’t want to anymore, that whatever happened to you made you want to quit, but I can also see that you’ve still got just as much fire in you as before. I guess maybe we both do.”
    I thought about what Daniel was saying. It made sense in a way. But still, I knew what I had gone through. I didn’t want to become a doctor anymore. After all, how could I? After what had happened, I wasn’t able to heal people. I knew that. I couldn’t become a doctor.
    I shook my head slowly.
    “No, I know what you’re saying Daniel, but it won’t happen. I won’t become a doctor. I can’t. I just can’t face it.”
    “Maybe not now. But please keep it in mind, Kylie. Thanks for the first aid,” he added with a wink, getting up. “I guess I should go apologize to Sara and Nathan for storming off the court like that. I’ll see you later, ok?”
    “Yeah.”
    When Daniel left, I sat around for a while, thinking. He was wrong. He was absolutely wrong. There was a major difference between us: Daniel was incredible at sports. I, on the other hand, the person who had dedicated her life to healing people, had done the opposite. No, Daniel didn’t know the whole story. If he did, he would change his mind. I knew he would.
    Still, the fact that he made me think of these things worried me. What had happened to the Kylie that spent her days in a depressed funk, not thinking about anything except the guilt that ravaged her constantly?
    I realized as I sat there that it had been days, maybe even weeks since I’d just sat on my bed, staring at the ceiling and punishing myself for that night. It was all because of Daniel. Ever since he’d shown up, I was, well, I was happy. I couldn’t believe that one person could do that to me, and I wasn’t sure I liked it. I had accepted my fate. I was going to be lonely, depressed and guilt-ridden for the rest of my life. And yet here came Daniel, and in an instant I changed. I actually felt happy when I was around him. I had relegated happiness to being one of those things I would never feel again. And yet, I couldn’t help it. I enjoyed every second I spent with him.
    I wondered what was happening to me. What was wrong with me? Why couldn’t I just keep living the depressed life I had accustomed myself to?
    * * *
    I didn’t see Daniel for a few days after that time in the gym. I wanted to give my body some time to cool off, my mind some time to refresh itself.